On This Day

Wednesday, August 6, 1930

Standings

American league

Team W L Pct GB
Athletics 72 37 .661 --
Senators 64 42 .604 6.5
Yankees 63 46 .578 9.0
Indians 56 53 .514 16.0
Tigers 54 56 .491 18.5
White Sox 44 63 .411 27.0
Browns 44 66 .400 28.5
Red Sox 37 71 .343 34.5

Games

National League

Team W L Pct GB
Robins 64 41 .610 --
Cubs 60 44 .577 3.5
Giants 58 46 .558 5.5
Cardinals 53 50 .515 10.0
Pirates 50 51 .495 12.0
Braves 50 56 .472 14.5
Reds 44 56 .440 17.5
Phillies 34 69 .330 29.0

Games

Daily Leaders

Hits

Rk Player H
1 Frank O'Rourke 5
2 Lu Blue 4
2 George Uhle 4
4 George Grantham 3
4 8 others tied 3

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Dale Alexander 1
1 Earl Averill 1
1 Footsie Blair 1
1 Adam Comorosky 1
1 7 others tied 1

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Bob Fothergill 3
1 Red Kress 3
1 Al Lopez 3
4 Dale Alexander 2
4 10 others tied 2

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Del Bissonette 1
1 Earl Clark 1
1 Charlie Gehringer 1
1 Goose Goslin 1
1 7 others tied 1

Dominance

Rk Player DOM
1 George Earnshaw 0.50
1 Larry French 0.50
3 George Uhle 0.43
4 Sheriff Blake 0.38
4 Tommy Thomas 0.38

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Dick Coffman 1
1 Red Faber 1
1 Burleigh Grimes 1
1 Sad Sam Jones 1
1 4 others tied 1

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 5
1 Larry French 5
3 Rip Collins 4
3 Red Faber 4
5 8 tied 3

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Fred Heimach 1
1 Jim Lindsey 1

Season Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .407
2 Chuck Klein .403
3 Lefty O'Doul .395
4 Babe Herman .395
5 Al Simmons .381

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 41
2 Hack Wilson 36
3 Lou Gehrig 33
4 Jimmie Foxx 30
5 Chuck Klein 29

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 134
2 Chuck Klein 120
3 Jimmie Foxx 113
3 Al Simmons 113
5 2 tied 111

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 28
2 Charlie Gehringer 17
3 Babe Herman 16
4 Marty McManus 15
5 Roy Johnson 14

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.68
2 Lefty Grove 2.92
3 Bill Walker 3.16
4 George Uhle 3.24
5 Ad Liska 3.26

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 18
2 Lefty Grove 17
2 Ted Lyons 17
4 George Earnshaw 16
5 Ray Kremer 14

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Lefty Grove 140
2 George Earnshaw 135
3 Bill Hallahan 113
4 Charlie Root 106
5 2 tied 99

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Hi Bell 6
1 Garland Braxton 6
1 Lefty Grove 6
4 Jack Quinn 5
4 2 others tied 5

14 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .507
2 Babe Herman .465
3 Johnny Frederick .463
4 Spud Davis .459
5 Al Lopez .455

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Hack Wilson 7
2 Goose Goslin 6
2 Chick Hafey 6
2 Babe Ruth 6
2 2 others tied 6

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 26
2 Glenn Wright 23
3 Chick Hafey 21
4 Red Kress 20
4 Hack Wilson 20

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 5
2 Frankie Frisch 4
2 Bing Miller 4
4 Hughie Critz 3
4 6 others tied 3

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 1.74
2 George Uhle 1.83
3 Hub Pruett 2.03
4 Jack Quinn 2.16
5 Sad Sam Jones 2.16

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 4
1 Freddie Fitzsimmons 4
1 Lefty Grove 4
1 Bill Sherdel 4
5 6 tied 3

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Wes Ferrell 21
1 Red Ruffing 21
3 Bump Hadley 20
4 George Earnshaw 18
4 Hank Johnson 18

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Watty Clark 2
1 Fred Heimach 2
3 Ken Ash 1
3 Hi Bell 1
3 17 others tied 1

30 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Bill Terry .466
2 Earl Averill .447
3 Babe Herman .413
4 Chuck Klein .412
5 Johnny Frederick .409

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Lou Gehrig 12
1 Hack Wilson 12
3 Goose Goslin 10
4 Chick Hafey 9
4 3 others tied 9

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 48
2 Harry Rice 40
3 Ed Morgan 39
4 Glenn Wright 37
5 2 tied 36

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 8
1 Bing Miller 8
3 Charlie Gehringer 6
4 Goose Goslin 5
4 3 others tied 5

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 George Uhle 2.03
2 Earl Whitehill 2.34
3 Sloppy Thurston 2.38
4 Red Ruffing 2.60
5 Socks Seibold 2.72

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 7
1 Earl Whitehill 7
3 Lefty Grove 6
3 Ted Lyons 6
5 4 tied 5

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 Red Ruffing 41
2 Wes Ferrell 37
3 Charlie Root 34
3 Earl Whitehill 34
5 3 tied 32

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Charlie Root 3
2 Hi Bell 2
2 Watty Clark 2
2 Lefty Grove 2
2 5 others tied 2

365 Day Leaders

Batting Average

Rk Player Avg
1 Lefty O'Doul .409
2 Bill Terry .392
3 Riggs Stephenson .386
4 Chuck Klein .385
5 Babe Herman .374

Home Runs

Rk Player HR
1 Babe Ruth 62
2 Hack Wilson 45
3 Lou Gehrig 42
4 Jimmie Foxx 39
4 Chuck Klein 39

Runs Batted In

Rk Player RBI
1 Lou Gehrig 180
1 Babe Ruth 180
3 Chuck Klein 167
4 Al Simmons 158
4 Hack Wilson 158

Stolen Bases

Rk Player SB
1 Kiki Cuyler 42
2 Charlie Gehringer 29
3 Marty McManus 24
4 Bing Miller 23
5 Carl Reynolds 22

ERA

Rk Player ERA
1 Dazzy Vance 2.80
2 Bill Walker 2.80
3 Lefty Grove 3.20
4 Sad Sam Jones 3.22
5 Wes Ferrell 3.34

Wins

Rk Player W
1 Wes Ferrell 29
2 George Earnshaw 23
3 Ted Lyons 22
3 Firpo Marberry 22
5 Bill Walker 21

Strikeouts

Rk Player SO
1 George Earnshaw 185
2 Lefty Grove 179
3 Pat Malone 149
3 Charlie Root 149
5 Bill Hallahan 147

Saves

Rk Player Sv
1 Garland Braxton 9
1 Lefty Grove 9
3 Steve Swetonic 8
4 Hi Bell 6
4 3 others tied 6